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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But with the persistence of a simple and positive nature she resolved to carry out the tragic programme that she had already arranged.
acute
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From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
almost
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was glad to find herself alone.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But with the persistence of a simple and positive nature she resolved to carry out the tragic programme that she had already arranged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
arranged
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From this reading But with the persistence of a simple and positive nature she resolved to carry out the tragic programme that she had already arranged.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
became
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From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her headache was equaled only by her heartache, and her wronged, overtaxed nervous system was jangling with torturing discord.
carried
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From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
carry
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From this reading But with the persistence of a simple and positive nature she resolved to carry out the tragic programme that she had already arranged.
conscious
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From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
day
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
departed
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From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
discord
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From this reading Her headache was equaled only by her heartache, and her wronged, overtaxed nervous system was jangling with torturing discord.
door
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
equaled
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From this reading Her headache was equaled only by her heartache, and her wronged, overtaxed nervous system was jangling with torturing discord.
find
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From this reading She was glad to find herself alone.
finding
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
following
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
glad
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From this reading She was glad to find herself alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
headache
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From this reading Her headache was equaled only by her heartache, and her wronged, overtaxed nervous system was jangling with torturing discord.
heartache
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From this reading Her headache was equaled only by her heartache, and her wronged, overtaxed nervous system was jangling with torturing discord.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was glad to find herself alone.
Ida
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
jangling
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From this reading Her headache was equaled only by her heartache, and her wronged, overtaxed nervous system was jangling with torturing discord.
late
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
leave
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
lethargy
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
mental
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From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
mid-heaven
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
mother
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
nature
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From this reading But with the persistence of a simple and positive nature she resolved to carry out the tragic programme that she had already arranged.
nervous
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From this reading Her headache was equaled only by her heartache, and her wronged, overtaxed nervous system was jangling with torturing discord.
night
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From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
only
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From this reading Her headache was equaled only by her heartache, and her wronged, overtaxed nervous system was jangling with torturing discord.
out
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From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
overtaxed
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From this reading Her headache was equaled only by her heartache, and her wronged, overtaxed nervous system was jangling with torturing discord.
persistence
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From this reading But with the persistence of a simple and positive nature she resolved to carry out the tragic programme that she had already arranged.
physical
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From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
positive
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From this reading But with the persistence of a simple and positive nature she resolved to carry out the tragic programme that she had already arranged.
possible
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
programme
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From this reading But with the persistence of a simple and positive nature she resolved to carry out the tragic programme that she had already arranged.
purpose
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From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
resolved
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From this reading But with the persistence of a simple and positive nature she resolved to carry out the tragic programme that she had already arranged.
retiring
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
revive
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
simple
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From this reading But with the persistence of a simple and positive nature she resolved to carry out the tragic programme that she had already arranged.
sleeping
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
slowly
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
stupor
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From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
suffering
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From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
sun
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
system
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From this reading Her headache was equaled only by her heartache, and her wronged, overtaxed nervous system was jangling with torturing discord.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
torturing
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From this reading Her headache was equaled only by her heartache, and her wronged, overtaxed nervous system was jangling with torturing discord.
tragic
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From this reading But with the persistence of a simple and positive nature she resolved to carry out the tragic programme that she had already arranged.
undisturbed
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
unfastened
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From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before retiring, Ida had unfastened her door, so that her mother, finding her sleeping, might leave her undisturbed as late as possible the following day; and the sun was almost in mid-heaven before she began slowly to revive from her lethargy.
wished
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From this reading But as her stupor departed she became conscious of such acute physical and mental suffering that she almost wished she had carried out her purpose the night before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her headache was equaled only by her heartache, and her wronged, overtaxed nervous system was jangling with torturing discord.
wronged
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From this reading Her headache was equaled only by her heartache, and her wronged, overtaxed nervous system was jangling with torturing discord.
